Okay, I've been holding off on asking this because it sounds unspeakably arrogant, but it's really been bothering me:
How else would you spell "accommodate?"
I didn't get what poem it was - though I should have - but I'm fairly impressed with myself all the same; my immediate response was 'it's not [language of original], but it looks like it could be a related language...'
Is every theatrical performance a species of fanfic?
Specifically, it has a lot in common with a fanfic genre called a "remix" - where one author will rewrite another fanauthor's story (usually with permission, since the fanfic community is small enough that it's fairly easy to obtain), either from a different character's perspective, or in a different narrative voice, or with some plot details changed, or whatever. It's an interesting comparison.
It's worth noting that as far as I can tell, most fanauthors don't feel that remixes of their stories are violating their vision or providing an alternative that might take precedence over their own story; they see it as a way to shed new light on the story, and take it as a compliment. (And the elements that are changed in a remix are usually details that originated with the first fanauthor, not those that come from canon - so I do think it's a somewhat valid comparison.)
Fanficcers are wannabes. Their draw is reliant on the original creator's draw--without that crutch, would anyone read them? Should anyone?
Yes, they would - just like many people read King Lear or the Aeneid without caring about the original stories they're based on. There are plenty of people who read fanfic regularly, and even write fanfic, without actually liking the original very much. (Try taking a poll in the currently-thriving Stargate fanfic community of how many people actually think the show is good. From the conversations I've seen on livejournal, I'd guess there's a substantial portion of them who started watching and/or continue watching the show only for the sake of being able to read or write the fanfic. If that's true, then it's the original show that's reliant on the fanfic community for its draw.)
All that can be said about fanfic writers is that they probably saw something interesting about the source material. It could just be one minor character; it could be that they hated the original so intensely that they felt driven to prove they could do something interesting with the characters. And faithful readers don't even always need to have seen the source to enjoy fanfic.
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